As if having a stroke isn’t bad enough, Ken is now confined to a hospital bed with his family bickering over him in Coronation Street this week. Tracy has wasted no time blaming brother Peter, telling Simon that Ken collapsed following an argument with his son.

There’s still a mystery surrounding why Peter’s returned to the Street, other than he’s clearly hoping to make amends with his son and family.

He calls around his relatives to break the bad news about Ken’s stroke. But it’s going to take more than doing unpleasant chores to appease Tracy, who can hold a grudge better than her brother can hold his beer.

So when all the family arrive at visiting time in the hospital, you could cut the tension with a scalpel. Tempers are frayed.

Ken can barely speak, but he finds a way to express his wish for them all to leave him alone.

Now without Ken as the peacemaker, Peter is left to try and win back the trust of son Simon by himself.

Mother of all worries

Mum to be Michelle (Image: Joseph Scanlon)

Michelle is in shock after learning her unborn baby could have a condition called myotonic dystrophy, and that her partner, Steve, may have it too. Now she faces another blow when Amy realises she’s been Googling abortion clinics. Actress Kym Marsh, 40, who plays Michelle, tells us more…

How has Michelle been feeling since Steve’s health blow?

She is extremely worried. She doesn’t know what will happen.

How does Michelle feel when Amy learns about the pregnancy?

She is devastated. It’s a real mess.

Why has she begun to think about a possible abortion?

She doesn’t know what to do. She is worried that she might end up having a situation where her husband is ill and they have a child who is also ill, and she really doesn’t know if she could cope.

Does she speak to Steve about her fears?

Yes, she does. It’s hard for Steve as he is worried too and obviously she doesn’t know Steve is also worrying about Leanne’s child.

What advice would you give Michelle if you were her friend?

To keep calm and wait, try not to think the worst.

Will Clayton be released?

It's verdict time for Clayton (Image: Mark Bruce)

The Platt family has had a terrible year – physical abuse, murder, and mental breakdowns. Last week, it all came to a peak when David’s revenge plan against Clayton disastrously failed, and left Anna seriously burned.

The family is on tenterhooks now as they wait to see if Clayton will go to jail for killing Kylie.

At least Sarah is beginning to move on from the breakdown she had after Callum’s death. She’s signed off by her psychiatric team and is thrilled. So she celebrates by snogging Gary against a brick wall in the ginnel.

Coronation Street, ITV, Monday, Wednesday, Friday

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